Hibs Sign Togo Striker Klidje for Club-Record Fee

Hibernian Football Club has broken its transfer record to sign 24-year-old Togo international striker Thibault Klidje from Swiss club Luzern on a three-year deal, with an option for a further year. Klidje, who previously played for Bordeaux and scored 12 goals last season for Luzern, is seen as a young, driven, and ambitious player who adds pace, trickery, and positional flexibility to Hibs' front line. Head coach David Gray and sporting director Malky Mackay expressed enthusiasm about Klidje's potential and praised the ambition of the club's owners, the Gordon family, for supporting the investment. The transfer fee surpasses the previous club record set in 2007 with the £700,000 signing of Ecuadorian defender Ulises de la Cruz. Klidje is Hibs' fourth signing of the transfer window, following Jamie McGrath, Raphael Sallinger, and Josh Mulligan, reflecting the club's strategy to strengthen their squad with top-quality young talent. The club and its supporters look forward to Klidje's contributions on the field as he begins his career at Easter Road.